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CASE STUDY: TECH SOLUTION REPLACES INEFFICIENT SPREADSHEETS AND PAPER SOLUTION FOR MEGA INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT |
As we move into the new year, there’s no better time to learn how technology solutions like 4castplus are helping leading organizations across the globe move away from inefficient and chaotic spreadsheets and paper solutions to better manage their major construction projects. One example of this is Crosslinx Transit Solutions, a design and construction consortium that’s building the largest light rail transit (LRT) expansion project in Canada. As a high-profile, multi-billion dollar project, they needed deep visibility into costs, contract management and project controls to ensure the project is run smoothly and on budget. Read this free case study to learn :
- Why Crosslinx Transit Solutions chose 4castplus
- The approach to their challenge
- Meeting objectives and more
GET THE FREE CASE STUDY: CLICK HERE! | | For product updates, news, announcements and informative blogs to guide your every day, we welcome you to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube We also welcome you to visit 4castplus.com to learn more about our innovative software solution. |
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CONTROLS-MANAGERS WANT A FACE-TO-FACE TO SEE IF YOU WILL FIT IN THEIR TEAM |
| | We are REFRESHING our Top 100 list of Senior Project Controls Managers who have asked if we can help them find good planners and project controls practitioners. We will start to SHARE that in the coming periods. Watch this space. We know these men and women personally and each have said they will gladly have a face-to-face with anyone we RECOMMEND to them. Exciting times... |
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CAN YOU CREATE A WORLD CLASS POWERPOINT FILE? |
| Graphics Custodians WANTED - if you have an interest in graphics, reports, dashboards and would like to join the team of practitioners who are helping to shape (and improve) the 700 figures and reference graphics contains in the Compendium & Reference of Project Controls Tools & Techniques please get in touch as we need a few more keen practitioners to help and be rewarded. Admin@GuildofProjectControls.com |
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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEEDURES |
| HELP WANTED.... If you wish to help and be part of a small team of leading practitioners to help document some GENERIC standard operating procedures (SOP) for SCOPE, PLANNING, COST, RISK, PROGRESS, CHANGE, CLAIMS (etc.) we'd love to hear from you. PPAdmin@planningplanet.com |
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PROJECT CONTROLS EXPO |
| Project Controls Expo - the world's largest project controls’ event will be celebrating its 10th year in the UK and 3rd year at MCG in Melbourne, Australia. New dates, still in early November. It will be a new enhanced style Expo in a fantastic location with an exciting programme for the Awards event and the main Expo event. | Project professionals attend from across the globe and a diverse range of industries. Expo provides a great networking opportunity and the perfect platform for knowledge sharing with the latest innovations and practices in the field. Watch Expo 2019 video Join us at EXPO and Awards in 2020 for the extra special celebration of its 10th Anniversary in London. ANNOUNCEMENT ON NEW LOCATION COMING SOON Future Dates: |
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION BENCHMARKING RESEARCH: 2020 UPDATE |
| By Dr. Paul D. Giammalvo, CDT, CCP, MScPM, MRICS, CCE INTRODUCTION - The original purpose of this research was to:- 1. To provide the basis to compare the relative “value” or “worth” of the various credentials based on a true ratio scale.
- 2. To provide the basis to compare “equivalency” and “value for money” (benefit: cost analysis)
- 3. To serve as a challenge to those organizations offering these certifications to “raise the bar” to meet legitimate standards of professional assessment.
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DO YOU WANT A 5 TO 50% PAY RISE? |
| Did the headline grab your attention? It should do. Having helped 50 Planners secure new jobs in the last 14 months, these are the pay increases (on salary alone) that I have secured for them. In addition, the jobs that I represent sometimes also include better locations, better pensions, better bonuses, better career prospects, better work environment, and better work/ life balance. Read more... |
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CLEOPATRA BLOG: WHAT IS COST ESTIMATION? WE EXPLAIN IT TO YOU IN 4 STEPS |
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QUICK READ: PROJECT CONTROLS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS: A NEED OR A CHOICE? |
| QUICK READ: Project Controls Software Systems: A need or a Choice? As a project controller, what is your most annoying and difficult task while executing a project? Is project data collection & formatting one of them? Read this article to find out the benefits of having an industry developed and approved project controls software that can do the leg work on data collection and formatting for you. | Focus on the message you want to give out by analyzing and trending the project data. Read the article project controls software... |
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99 TRICKS AND TRAPS FOR ORACLE PRIMAVERA P6 PPM PROFESSIONAL - NEW BOOK BY PAUL E HARRIS |
99 Tricks and Traps for Oracle Primavera P6 PPM Professional by Paul E Harris This new book is a casual users survival guide designed for people who understand the basics of P6 and want a brief text to demonstrate the less intuitive functions. It is aimed at Project Management Professionals who are casual or new users and understand the software basics but require a short and snappy guide. This book will be coming available over the next few weeks as paperback, Kobo, Kindle and iTunes format. Click here for more information>>> Consider purchasing other books by Paul Harris on: - Microsoft Project,
- Oracle Primavera P6 and
- Elecosoft (Asta) Powerproject
More information and links to sellers at our website... Paul E Harris Director Eastwood Harris Pty Ltd | |
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WHY SHOULD YOU USE EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT? |
| Earned Value Management works by assessing work progress against a project baseline and covers technical, time and cost performance. It provides data which accurately defines where a project is going so that proactive managers can act, giving them greater scope for decision making. Read the blog... |
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CLARIZEN BLOG: HOW TO TAKE CRITICISM LIKE A CHAMP |
| Feedback and criticism are not always easy to take. They can be seen as attacks on our way of working or a public revelation of how incompetent we always secretly felt we were. Whether we like it or not, though, we’re always going to face feedback from somewhere as we progress professionally, as any time we master one area, the goalposts move and we have to reach new heights. Read the Blog... |
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ITS HERE - CHINESE GOVERNMENT USE OUR GUILD OF PROJECT CONTROLS STANDARDS IN CHINA |
| The Chinese Government have translated the Guild of Project Controls' Compendium of Best Tested & Proven Practices to enable their national desire to deliver COMPETENCY certifications in Project Controls in and throughout China. Now live... The official first eddition has been distributed and practitioners are now being Competency Certified. |
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HOW TO PROPERLY EDUCATE AND INFORM YOUR CLIENTS |
| Generally, if someone is coming to your organization for a service it’s because they can’t do it themselves. This automatically puts you in the position of “subject-matter expert” and paints a clear picture of the disparity in knowledge between the two of you. Read more... |
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SPECIAL BUNDLE PACKAGES: SCHEDULEREADER + SCHEDULECLEANER WITH 20% DISCOUNT |
| Complement your Primavera P6 and XER files working environment with easy-to-use companion tools and save up to 20% on individual license! Combining ScheduleReader and ScheduleCleaner you will cover the 3 most important aspects of any project: viewing, analyzing, and communicating schedule information. To experience all features and benefits of ScheduleReader and ScheduleCleaner, download a 15-day Bundle Trial completely free of charge. P.S. You can customize your own bundle package according to your needs. Just get in touch! |
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DCMA 14 POINT ASSESSMENT REPORT WITH SCHEDULEREADER |
| The DCMA 14 Point Schedule Assessment report in ScheduleReader displays the 14 project checkpoints that determine the project's finish date on a single page dashboard. With it, you can see how project activities are scheduled, which activities are missing resources, analyze the Critical Path Length Index and more. It can improve decision making, schedule quality and exchange of information. How can you create the DCMA 14 report in ScheduleReader PRO? Check out this video. See which project metrics are positive, which details of the activities and relationships do not meet the set criteria in the specific report, and even go a step further and change the pre-defined criteria for all predefined 14 metrics to match your analysis needs. Experience the DCMA 14 Point Schedule Assessment report in ScheduleReader! Start your 15-day FREE trial here. |
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NEXT WEEK, NEXT WEEK, NEXT WEEK - REMEMBER THIS |
| Construction CPM Conference next event is 19-22 January 2020 at Disney World Florida. We have booked six meeting rooms over three full days. Two keynotes – Seventy breakouts – Six networking events – One conference Three Full Days where Professionals Gather to Discuss and Improve Critical Path Method Analysis Knowledge. See more at www.ConstructionCPM.com. |
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"PROVEN PRACTITIONER" A PLANNING PLANET PRODUCT |
| Do you seek PROMOTION or do you want to better UNDERSTAND YOUR Stengths and SKILLS (in private) or do you seek that NEW ROLE? Proven Practitioner provides ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED Go to Premium and sign up! |
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CLARIZEN BLOG - EMPOWERING TEAMS BY FOSTERING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS |
| Decentralized leadership offers a lot of benefits, such as increased decision velocity, faster reaction times and more targeted actions and projects. Empowering teams to take greater control of their direction and decision making requires greater critical thinking in the workplace. Unfortunately, however, according to a major survey of over 60,000 managers. Read the blog... |
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PROJECT CONTROLS MENTOR TOOLBOX |
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RATES, NORMS & DURATIONS |
| What is needed to come up with a production rate? A duration of time, the manhours involved, and an amount of work produced this section of Planning Planet is here to document this. What information do you have that you can share? |
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ALTERNATIVE TO PRIMAVERA AND ASTA? |
| A superior alternative to the "most popular" software for us as planners? Spider Project offers numerous unique functional features and is the only PM software that optimizes resource, cost, and material constrained schedules and budgets for projects and portfolios. Check it out here... |
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ARE YOU FOLLOWING US ON SOCIAL MEDIA? |
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THE GUILD OF PROJECT CONTROLS COMPENDIUM AND REFERENCE |
| The Compendium and Reference (CaR) is a document which forms The Guild Standards. The CaR is a living document being continually improved, supplemented and updated by the Guild community to reflect improvements to practices, opinions and methods in our chosen profession. The Guild is ready to receive suggestions at any time for updates to the CaR Standards. Take a look here. |
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INTEGRATED PROJECT CONTROLS WEBINAR |
| Integration in project controls is a powerful concept, but many organizations still struggle with data silos, disjointed systems, manual data entry, or risk-prone spreadsheets. With ARES PRISM, it's possible to seamlessly integrate your estimate, cost and schedule data and share the results in an executive business intelligence dashboard. Watch this 24-minute webinar which discusses integrated project controls and shows the user journey from a simple BOQ to building a performance measurement baseline in an integrated approach. | | This webinar demonstrates the power of integration between PRISM Estimating, PRISM G2 , Schedule (Primavera P6), and PRISM Dashboards. No need for any Excel imports or manual inputs; it is all automated! Read the content... |
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